The Jungle Book 2

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The Jungle Book 2
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Directed by	Steve Trenbirth
Produced by	Christopher Chase Mary Thorne
Written by	Karl Geurs
Starring	John Goodman Haley Joel Osment Mae Whitman Connor Funk Bob Joles Tony Jay John Rhys-Davies Jim Cummings Phil Collins
Music by	Lorraine Feather Terry Gilkyson Paul Grabowsky Patrick Griffin Joel McNeely Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman
Editing by	Christopher K. Gee Peter Lonsdale
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date(s)	Feb 14, 2003
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Preceded by	The Jungle Book (1967)
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The Jungle Book 2 is an animated feature produced by the DisneyToons studio in Sydney, Australia and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The theatrical version of the movie was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released in the United States on February 9, 2003. The Jungle Book 2 is a sequel to Walt Disney's 1967 film The Jungle Book, and stars Haley Joel Osment as the voice of Mowgli and John Goodman as the voice of Baloo. When released, it was criticised mainly for its cut-rate animation and a lazy, samey plotline to the original film.^{[citation needed]}

The film is not based on The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1895. However, they do have several characters in common.

Though the movie was originally produced as a direct-to-video film^{[citation needed]}, Disney released the movie to theaters first, similar to the Peter Pan sequel, Return to Never Land. Disney released the VHS and DVD versions on June 10, 2003.

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John Goodman recorded his voice work in New Orleans while Haley Joel Osment recorded his in California.
Due to a legal dispute, the character of King Louie from the original Jungle Book is not in this film. Many fans of The Jungle Book dislike this sequel due to his absence.^{[citation needed]} Nevertheless, the sequel, just like its predecessor, was a fair success at the box office.^{[citation needed]}
During a return performance of the classic musical number The Bear Necessities from the first film, two prickly pears land on and stick to Kaa's head, making him look like Mickey Mouse. This is an example of a Hidden Mickey.
This is the second Disney sequel to take place right after the ending of the first film since The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, which took place right after the ending of the original.
The band Smash Mouth's version of the Sherman Brothers song, "I Wanna Be Like You" (originally from the 1967 musical film) is featured on this sequel's soundtrack.